Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. MT)
Venue: Bell Centre (Centre Bell), Montreal, Quebec This is the first of two meetings this season (the second is Nov. 30 in Salt Lake City). Montreal has won the past three head-to-head matchups.
Records, Standings & Recent Form
Utah Mammoth: 10-6-0 (20 points), 2nd in the Central Division. Road record: 5-4-0 or 6-4-0 depending on exact tracking. Last 10: 6-4-0. Recent results include a 3-2 win at Toronto (Nov. 3; goals by Dylan Guenther PPG, Andrew Peeke, Nick Schmaltz PPG; Sebastian Cossa 27 saves), a 6-3 loss at Philadelphia, and a 4-3 OT win at Pittsburgh. They are alternating wins and losses of late but have taken two of the first three on their current road trip. Strong expected-goals share (around 60%, league-best in some metrics) and elite power play (36.4%, 2nd in NHL). Goals for/against: ~3.56 / 3.38.
Montreal Canadiens: 9-3-3 (21 points), 2nd in the Atlantic Division. Home: roughly 4-2-2. Last 10: 7-1-2. They rode a five-game winning streak before a painful 5-4 OT home loss to Winnipeg on Nov. 3 (Cole Caufield scored twice on the power play after Montreal led 4-0). Solid possession metrics and a much stronger penalty kill (~81.7–83%). Goals for/against: ~3.33 / 3.13.
Utah holds the edge in pure offense and special-teams scoring; Montreal is tighter defensively and has been more consistent overall recently.
Injury Reports
Utah Mammoth:
Kailer Yamamoto (RW): Day-to-day (upper body).
John Marino (D): IR (upper body; expected mid-November return in some reports).
Maveric Lamoureux (D): IR (shoulder; longer-term, potentially into February).
Montreal Canadiens:
Nick Suzuki (C): Day-to-day / questionable (upper body/hand).
Kirby Dach (C): Day-to-day (illness).
Mike Matheson (D): Out (lower body; expected around Nov. 14).
Ivan Demidov (RW): IR (lower body/ankle; multi-week).
Samuel Montembeault (G): IR / day-to-day (lower body; some reports suggest possible availability soon).
Others (Lucas Condotta, Bryce Pickford): IR (undisclosed).
Key absences for Montreal include their top-line center (Suzuki) and a top-pair defenseman (Matheson). Utah is thinner on the back end.
Key Player Matchups & Leaders
Utah leaders: Clayton Keller (C/RW, captain; ~4G-17A-21P), Logan Cooley (~8G-9A), Nick Schmaltz (~8G-9A), Dylan Guenther (strong on PP), Mikhail Sergachev (D, productive recently).
Goalies: Karel Vejmelka (6-5-0, ~3.31 GAA, .872 SV%) and Sebastian Cossa (4-1-0, ~2.95 GAA, .875; started the recent Toronto win). Montreal leaders: Cole Caufield (~10G-4A-14P), Lane Hutson (D; ~11A, tied for team points lead in some tallies), Josh Anderson (hot recently), Juraj Slafkovský, Alex Newhook. Goalies: Jacob Fowler (strong early numbers, ~7-1-1, 2.17 GAA, .925 in limited sample) and Jakub Dobes.
Matchup notes:
Utah’s lethal power play (Schmaltz and Guenther key) vs. Montreal’s solid PK.
Keller / Cooley / Schmaltz creative playmaking against Montreal’s defensive structure (without Matheson).
Caufield’s finishing (especially on PP) vs. Utah’s road defense and goaltending.
Young stars Cooley and Hutson (offensive D) could drive possession battles.
Physical edge possible with Utah’s size (e.g., Lawson Crouse, Anders Lee) against Montreal’s speed.
Projected lines
Utah: Keller–Hayton–Lee; Cooley–Trocheck–Crouse; Schmaltz–McBain–Guenther; depth including Carcone/Stenlund/O’Brien. D pairs featuring Sergachev–Weegar and others (Schmidt, Peeke, Simashev, DeSimone). Goalie likely Cossa or Vejmelka.
Montreal: Caufield–Newhook–Slafkovský; Kreider–Evans–Anderson; Bolduc–Danault–Texier; depth with Xhekaj/Kapanen/Beck. D: Hutson–Dobson; Guhle–Carrier; Xhekaj–Engstrom. Goalie lean toward Fowler.
Series History & Context
Montreal has the recent edge (won last three meetings, including a 4-3 win in Utah in Nov. 2025). This is Utah’s fourth stop on a multi-game road trip; they host the return game later in November. Both teams are early-season contenders in competitive divisions.
Betting Trends
Utah has been stronger ATS in some longer samples but mixed recently; Montreal has been competitive at home. Over has hit in several recent meetings. Utah’s high PP% and both teams’ scoring rates support a potential higher-scoring game, though Montreal’s home structure and PK could keep it closer.
Game Odds
Utah Mammoth – 108
Montreal Canadiens 6.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Wednesday, November 4, 2026
